The REAL Thing or a CHEAP Knock-Off

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We are building a '67 Mustang Convertible in the shop now and after it was blasted and we removed all the sheetmetal that needed to be replaced we had 2 shock towers attached to the front frame rails...A pillars with dash and a battery apron with the VIN stamped in it(which miraculously had no rust).....EVERYTHING else was replaced using donor parts from another car(rear convertible inner structure) and Dynacorn parts......so is it still an original car? It's no different that using the prewelded Dynacorn unibody...only they don't make a convertible so we had to make our own.

This is a touchy subject with many but in the end it is a restoration piece but different states have different laws regarding VIN's and their removal/replacement.

In the case of this Camaro where the VINs were removed...that is a touchy subject. I used to live in Maryland and know first hand that the law states you cannot attach a VIN to another car...however you are allowed to possess/collect them. In this case we have a Unibody that the VIN's have been removed so I am not sure how you would go about re-registering it in the state of MD short of going through the process such as a kit car would and have the State Police inspect it and assign a State of MD VIN plate. Obviously the original numbers are in use still so this presents a situation of sorts.

Back to Dynacorn....We have a '68 Mustang GT(Original Bullitt style car) that is going to be restored using a Dynacorn shell....the car is a basket case but we have the original Block, 4 speed, rear end and interior parts.....so is this still not a Mustang....the drivetrain is original...it's just the rusted out sheetmetal being replaced. No it's not an unrestored original but it is still a restored Mustang.

There are points to both arguements but in the end it boils down to whether someone is trying to defraud someone. It's very hard with the Dynacorn Mustangs because the Dynacorn body features convertible inner rockers and seat riser which are easy to identify.....I'm not sure if there is a similar identifying point to the Camaro bodies.